Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Sourdough Passion - A Love Letter to Bread
34
items Learning sourdough has been a joyfully addictive journey - simple ingredients, endless possibilities. These are the tools I use and recommend for making great bread at home along with my gallery of yummy bakes.
Sections
6
The Rise Kit, My Sourdough-Baking Essentials
Simple Joys: My Sourdough Gallery
Kneadless Indulgence: The Non-Essential Bake Kit
Knead It, Love It, Bake It - Favorite Flours & Inclusions
The Bread Library:Inspiration on Every Shelf
Sourdough Scoring - Where Baking Meets Artistry
The Rise Kit, My Sourdough-Baking Essentials
This list includes some of my favorite tools and little essentials that make the process easier, more enjoyable, and just a bit addictive. These are the tools I actually use and love for baking those perfectly crusty loaves (Contains some affiliate l...
I use this enamel lidded pot as a Dutch Oven for baking my loaves. Its so light to lift in and out and it cleans easily especially if you line it with baking parchment first.
VG® 27cm Round Vitreous Enamel Roaster White
These are an absolute game changer for lifting heavy pots from the oven, No more burnt or scalded wrists!
Long Wrist Heat Resistant Gloves, 2 PCS Blue
I chose this Mercer Bread knife on a recommendation and it hasn't let me down, I store it in its own sheath.
Mercer M23210 10" Stainless Steel Bread Knife
It's worth getting a bread knife cover (if you don't have a knife block) for safe storage and to keep the blade sharp.
Mercer Culinary 10 x 1.5-Inch Knife Guard, Black
This German engineered electric slicer comes with two blades, one for bread and one for charcuterie and veg etc. I wear a butchers glove for safety but it cuts really fine slices.
Ritter E 16 Duo Plus Electric Food Slicer
Simple Joys: My Sourdough Gallery
My sourdough habit has turned slightly daft — I can’t help but photograph every loaf before slicing into it. But when something smells that good and looks that golden, who can blame me? 😁
Different large boules with various toppings such as poppy seeds and oats. I generally use mixed seeds in the mix for extra fibre and vitamins.
Boule love! Lots of different toppings.
I dropped the Ciabbatta just before baking so it looks like a loony snake!
Baguettes & Buns (pass me the butter)
I use various moulds and cutting implements - see the Equipment section.
Proofing & Slicing - part of the joy!
This one contained ground linseeds (or flax seeds) for lots of fibre and B vitamins, also a sesame top for added flavour.
Today’s bake on a wet Sunday
If you visit Vietnam, the colonial French have left their bread legacy, here’s my version of France meets Vietnam in a tasty supper …
Nước chấm Steak Bánh Mì | Vietnamese Marinated Steak Sandwich
Kneadless Indulgence: The Non-Essential Bake Kit
Perfect for bakers who already have the basics but want a sprinkle of fun, style, and indulgence with every rise, roll, and crusty crumb.
I love these for my burger buns, you get some uniformity as you can see from my 4 buns sat on a trivet in my kitchen!
2Pcs Silicone 4-Cavity Burger Bun Mold
Orange is not only my favorite color but these banneton covers are perfect for autumn.
Cotton Bowl Covers: Reusable Sourdough Bread Dough Protector
These banneton covers definitely have a French Country Kitchen vibe.
Handmade Sourdough Bread Bowl Cover Blue Chicken Print
I think these are so elegant and of course your bread deserves the best beeswax wrapping paper especially if giving for a gift...
XXL Beeswax Bread wrap, reusable eco friendly, handmade in USA - zero waste
This Aztec inspired pattern is so colorful and bright, great for zinging up a dark winters bread proofing day
Set of 5 Reusable Food Covers, Aztec pattern
These are great for mini boule, in my photo you can see my experimental toppings from various seeds and oats
Webake 4 Pcs 5 Inch Small Round Bread Proofing Basket Set
A bread proofing cover with a beautiful country cottage vibe, this banneton is covered in pretty daisies.
Reusable Bowl Covers Bread Proofing Cover With Daisy Embroidery
A great way to keep your sourdough loaves from getting freezer burn, and a fun design too.
Reusable Beeswax Lined Bread Bags - Large Cotton Storage
These bags are fun and made of recycled materials, a great option to keep sourdough baguettes etc. as fresh as possible.
3 Reusable Bread Bags - Double Seal - Dishwasher & Washing Machine Safe
What a stylish way to take your home baked sourdough sandwiches to work. An eco friendly alternative to [lastic bags.
Bee's Wrap Reusable Beeswax Compostable Sandwich Wrap
These floral beeswax wrappers will brighten up your lunch pack and without resorting to plastic bags.
Reusable Beeswax Wrap 9 Pack Organic
What a great idea for a sourdough bakers gift, a linen bag to store those boules
Personalised Bread Bag For Sourdough Eco Bread Keeper Gift
Knead It, Love It, Bake It - Favorite Flours & Inclusions
The best sourdough starts with your favorite flours and the extras you love. Think nutty, earthy, fruity, or seeded—each addition makes your loaf a little more you.
I feel if a beginner to sourdough needs a little help with their first starter, there's no shame in using a freeze dried version to be sure of it being completely organic. This is what I started with...
Freshly Fermented Organic Vegan Freeze-Dried Sourdough Culture
Poppy seeds are not that easy to get hold of but they add an amazing old fashioned flavor to my sourdough - see the pic!
Hasho Whole Poppy Seeds Indigo 8oz Vegan
This is the flour used by Elaine Boddy whose book you will find in the book section, I swear by her recipes
Matthews Cotswold Crunch Flour 1.5kg x5
This is the basic flour I use the most due to its really high protein content, from a flour mill in Essex
W & H Marriage & Son Canadian White Flour 1.5kg x5
The Bread Library:Inspiration on Every Shelf
Another great collection from the British baker Elaine Boddy, about her famous cold start oven method.
The Sourdough Whisperer: No-Fail Baking
My well thumbed copy of this book that I bought years ago when it first came out - it gave me a great deal of knowledge about bread making in general and with lots of technique photos too.
'Breads' by Time Life Books
I love this book, its by a classic French baker who has a cookery school in Bath, England and is always on cookery shows in the UK
Crust: Sourdough, Spelt, Rye & More
This book is a game changer. We are taught to bake the loaves from a cold start - yes really. Saves a fortune on fuel for pre heating the oven.
The Sourdough Bible: Ultimate Bread Guide
Known as the book that saved lockdown, when we all needed a sourdough tutor, Chad Robertson is your man.
Tartine Revised Edition: 68 New + 55 Favorites
Sourdough Scoring - Where Baking Meets Artistry
With a few precise cuts, bakers can guide how the dough expands in the oven, creating everything from rustic bursts to delicate, leaf-like designs. Beyond function, scoring adds personality and beauty, turning each bake into a one-of-a-kind creation ...
This is a great seasonal shape and I love this Elaine Boddy's book, its revolutionised a cold oven start for sourdough bread
Baby master recipe pumpkin loaves…
This is a good place to tart practising patterns on boules.
12 Simple scoring designs by thatsourdoughgal blog
Love a good 'ear' on the crust...
Pretty scoring designs by thatbreadlady blog